Sewel Hoit Homestead, 85 North State Street, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Sewel Hoit Homestead, 85 North State Street, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.12a.026

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of the Sewel Hoit Homestead at 85 North State Street in Concord, NH. The house was built between 1835 and 1836. A photocopy of the caption states, "Sewel Hoit was born in Hopkinton New Hampshire February 2, 1807. He was a building contractor, a radical Republican in politics, was a member of the old state militia, and of the Governor's Horse Guards. Member of the North Congregational Church in 1829. Dec Concord January 22, 1875. The elm trees were set out in 1836 there were three of them but the cyclone of 1902 demolished one of them. In 1915 the original wall paper was on the front hall walls - a woodsy scene in green, with deer and rabbits in gray - which Sewal placed there himself. His first wide died and he married his second wife Hannah E. Nichols, they had two children both girls one Jane Elizabeth was born in this old homestead on Sunday morning, September 23, 1860. She studied medicine received her diploma in 1890, was the first woman of Concord birth to establish herself as a physician. She was a charter member of the Outing Club founded in 1896, Camp Weetamoo. It was the first in the state for out-door recreation. She was chairman of the building committee. June 26, 1907 she, Dr. Jane E. Hoit married George Washington Stevens. For many years this house has been the home of the New Hampshire Congregational Christian Conference."

Subjects:

Dwellings , Trees

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

3